UPSR English

Writing Tool Kit

Transforming a D student into a B student in 30 Days!

by HT Amir
1st APRIL 2017

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DAY 1 – BACK TO BASICS
A. VOCABULARY
1. Nouns
(a) Identify a Subject Noun and translate to BM.

Sentence Subject Noun (BI) Meaning (BM)

e.g. The rich man owns a restaurant. The rich man Lelaki kaya itu

Father drives to office every day.

My sister buys meat at the market.

The boy carries a big bag to school.

The waiter pours the orange juice into a cup.

The pupils answered confidently in the exam.

The horse gallops through the field.

 A noun is a name word.
 It is used to identify people, animals, places and things.
 A subject noun is a noun that performs the action of the verb in the sentence.

2. Verbs
(a) Add a suitable VERB to the Subject-Verb Pair

Subject-Verb Subject Verb

e.g. The man - decides The man decides

The girl - ____________

The cat and its kittens - ____________

A doctor - ____________

The woman and her daughter - ____________

The robot - ____________

 A verb is an action word.
 It is used to show the activity of the subject in a sentence.

(b) Add a suitable SUBJECT to the Subject-Verb Pair

Subject-Verbs Subject Verb

____________ - says

_________________________ - give

____________ - swims

_________________________ - tell

____________ - throws

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3. Verbs and Nouns
(a) Cut out as many CLOZE TEXT questions as possible, from your old English
Language books and paste them into your MBBB (My Big Blue Book)
(b) Write down the SITUATION or LOCATION or THEME of the picture
(c) Identify all the SUBJECT NOUNS in the picture from the text.
(d) Rewrite the text, using the SVO (Subject-Verb-Object) format. Name the PARTS OF
SPEECH for every word used in the sentence.

At The Library

SUBJECT VERB OBJECT

Suria is a prefect at SK Seri Maju.
(Proper Noun) (BE verb) (articles) (common noun) (preposition)
(proper noun)
She is responsible for her duties
(Pronoun) (BE verb) (adjective) (preposition) (pronoun) (noun)
Suria makes sure the pupils are well behaved in the
(Proper Noun) (idioms) library.
(articles) (noun) (BE verb) (adverb) (verb)
(preposition) (determiner) (noun)
They are not allowed to make noise or eat there.
(Pronoun) (BE verb) (preposition)
(Adverb) (orders and requests)
(Action verb) (adverb)
Suria is now arranging some books.
(Proper Noun) (BE verb) (determiner)
(adverb) (nouns)
(Continuous Tense)
There are rows and rows of tall bookshelves.
(Adverb, introducing (BE verb) (nouns) (conjunction) (preposition)
subject, before the (adjectives) (nouns)
verb BE)
The librarian is checking to make sure the books returned are not
(Articles) (Common (BE verb) torn or spoiled. (preposition) (idiom)
Noun) (Continuous Tense) (article) (noun) (verb) (BE verb) (adverb)
(past participle) (conjunction) (past
participle)
There are a few pupils lining up to return the books.
(Adverb) (Phrasal Verb) (infinitive to) (article) (noun)
(BE verb)
(Determiner)
(Common Nouns)

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 (e) ANALYSE a sentence
e.g. Suria is a prefect at SK Seri Maju.
S =(Proper Noun)
V = (BE verb)
O = (articles) (common noun) (preposition) (proper noun

(f) CREATE a new sentence, almost SIMILAR to (e) by changing the object noun.
e.g. Suria is a library assistance at SK Seri Maju.

(g) CREATE another sentence, but this time change the subject noun and verb.
e.g. Fatimah and Devi are prefects at SK Seri Maju.

(h) REPEAT steps (e) to (g) for every type of sentence you find in the cloze text.
e.g. There are rows and rows of tall bookshelves.
S = (Adverb, introducing subject, before the verb BE)
V = (BE verb)
O = (nouns) (conjunction) (preposition) (adjectives) (nouns)

e.g. There are rows and rows of metal magazine racks.

e.g. There is a large wooden desk at the counter.

B. BEYOND VOCABULARY
 By doing the above analysis you will be introduced to the various types of
SENTENCE STRUCTURE which exists in the English language
 By replacing the words in a sentence with similar words, you will appreciate
the CONTEXT they are being used in each sentence.
 You will realise that VOCAB POWER is not just about NOUNS and VERBS.
 There are other types of words that you must know in your journey to be good
at Engish.
 You will find it difficult to grasp the concept of PARTS OF SPEECH at first but it
will become easier with practice
 Therefore, it is important that you LEARN and MASTER the various PARTS OF
SPEECH in order for you to do the analysis and words replacement.
 No pain, no gain. The city of Rome was not built in a day. It was also not built
in 30 days but I believe your English CAN BE IMPROVED drastically within 30
days from today if you are WILLING to WORK HARD.
 You just have to follow the proper STUDY METHOD which is:
1. Have the Right Mindset – KNOW what you WANT, HOW & WHEN to GET it
2. Read your Books – Focus on ONE book at a time
3. Make your Notes – Paraphrase the notes in your own words
4. Practice Practice Practice – OUTPUT Learning
5. Revise ALL – Repetition is the KEY to MASTERY
6. Reward Yourself – Be a ROPe (Results Oriented Person) because deep
down in their heart, every human being wants to be successful in their life.